The octopus : a story of California by Frank Norris(
Book
)369
editions published
between
1900
and
2018
in
7
languages
and held by
8,156 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Deals with the war between the wheat grower and the railroad trust."

The pit : a story of Chicago by Frank Norris(
Book
)235
editions published
between
1901
and
2018
in
3
languages
and held by
5,346 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The story of Curtis Jadwin, a man whose increasing attention to earning money in the wheat market of Chicago almost destroys
his marriage. This book is a literary critique of the turn-of-the century capitalism

Blix by Frank Norris(
)69
editions published
between
1899
and
2015
in
4
languages
and held by
2,796 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This short 1899 romance was based on Norris's courtship of his wife. It features a San Francisco journalist, Condy Rivers,
who falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy family that believes him to be very much beneath her. Willa Cather praised
the novel as all wheat and no chaff

Moran of the Lady Letty; a story of adventure off the California coast by Frank Norris(
)70
editions published
between
1898
and
2018
in
3
languages
and held by
2,620 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This is to be a story of a battle, at least one murder, and several sudden deaths. For that reason it begins with a pink tea
and among the mingled odors of many delicate perfumes and the hale, frank smell of Caroline Testout roses

Comida : an experience in famine by Frank Norris(
)9
editions published
between
1899
and
1995
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
1,790 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Lost Story by Frank Norris(
)7
editions published
between
1996
and
2007
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
1,750 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Ship That Saw A Ghost by Frank Norris(
)6
editions published
in
1996
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
1,742 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Vandover and the brute by Frank Norris(
Book
)75
editions published
between
1914
and
2018
in
English and Danish
and held by
1,504 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Written circa 1894-95 but only published posthumously in 1914, Frank Norris's Vandover and the Brute presents an unflinching
portrait of unconventional sexuality, moral dissolution, and physical degeneration. In the setting of turn-of-the-century
San Francisco depicted in Vandover, disaster encompasses far more than the vivid accounts of shipwreck or fire that appear
in the novel. The slow wasting away of characters who contract syphilis, the suicide of a young girl, and the murder of a
man clinging to a lifeboat fascinate readers today as much as they did a century ago, when this scandalous novel was first
published. The most complete wreck is Vandover himself, whose artistic talents and constitution collapse after orgies of drink
and sexual abandon. Russ Castronovo's new edition gathers historical materials on literary naturalism, gender and criminality,
and the visual culture of the late nineteenth century

A deal in wheat : and other stories of the new and old West by Frank Norris(
Book
)50
editions published
between
1903
and
2011
in
English
and held by
1,082 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Published after the author's untimely death, this 1904 collection includes stories that originally appeared in publications
between 1901 and 1903. The title story was made into the film A Corner in Wheat. Also included are &#147;A Bargain with Peg-Leg,
&#147;Two Hearts that Beat as One, and &#147;The Dual Personality of Slick Dick Nickerson

A man's woman by Frank Norris(
Book
)55
editions published
between
1900
and
2018
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
870 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
An intrepid explorer who returns from an Arctic expedition to earn the love of an independent woman. A naturalist, Frank Norris
was intrigued by the new science of psychology, which is reflected in this novel as he attempts to explore the power dynamic
in a male-female relationship

The responsibilities of the novelist : and other literary essays by Frank Norris(
Book
)46
editions published
between
1903
and
2012
in
3
languages
and held by
789 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Published posthumously, this 1903 collection of Norris's literary criticism was assembled by his wife Jeanette. In the title
essay, Norris argues that serious writers have an obligation to present their readers with the truths of daily life, and not
with idle fantasies of romance or escape. He also discusses important issues of western literature and the closing of the
American frontier

McTeague by Frank Norris(
)29
editions published
between
1993
and
2015
in
English
and held by
274 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Presents the story of McTeague, a dentist in San Francisco, whose wife wins a lottery prize. The couple end up living in squalor,
McTeague goes mad, kills his wife, and escapes to Death Valley

Complete works of Frank Norris by Frank Norris(
Book
)17
editions published
between
1903
and
2015
in
English
and held by
255 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The components of this dummy include 16 pages of an essay (printed in brown ink) that discusses Norris, his influence and
philosophy, then moves to a synopsis and criticism of each title. The middle portion includes the first 48 p. of The octopus.
Plates (throughout) include images showing the t.p. of The octopus, 4 ills. from some of the planned titles and the author's
port. The red cloth binding also matches the binding for the vols. of the set